T-Mobile USA has confirmed on- and off-contract pricing for the HTC Sensation 4G, after announcing that the smartphone would be hitting stores by June 15. On-contract, the T-Mobile Sensation 4G will be $199.99 with a new, two-year agreement - including both voice and data plans - after a $50 mail-in rebate.
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TAKE Janus KM-S200 is world’s first 1.5GHz dualcore smartphone
The Galaxy S II and Sensation have just got some serious competition. Korean carrier KT Telecom has just priced the TAKE Janus KM-S200, a Galaxy S lookalike that's the world's first 1.5GHz dual-core smartphone. Running Qualcomm's MSM8260 with 1GB of RAM and a 4.3-inch qHD 960 x 540 display, the Janus KM-S200 shoots full HD 1080p video with its 8-megapixel main camera and has an integrated DMB-TV digital tuner.
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Vodafone axes tethering fees
Vodafone UK has announced that it is no longer differentiating between on-device and tethered data use, hopefully marking the start of a trend that will cross the Atlantic and be copied by North American carriers. Customers must be on one of a new set of price plans, launching today, though existing subscribers can shift to a new plan with no contract extension, assuming it costs at least the same as they're already paying.
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T-Mobile 4G boosts HSPA+ to 42Mbps; new Rocket 3.0 modem outed
T-Mobile USA has announced a boost of its 4G HSPA+ speeds across 55 markets where the service is available, doubling bandwidth to a theoretical 42Mbps download peak. To go with that, the carrier is releasing a new USB modem, the T-Mobile Rocket 3.0, to take advantage of the new speeds.
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T-Mobile plans refreshed: Monthly4G and Unlimited Rate
T-Mobile USA has refreshed its monthly price plans, offering new Monthly4G and unlimited data packages for individuals and families. Three tiers of voice minutes are on offer - 500, 1000 or unlimited for individuals; 1000, 2000 or unlimited for families - from $59.99 each month (individual). Add-ons include 200MB, 2GB, 5GB or 10GB of data.
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HTC Sensation arrives in UK today
As expected, the HTC Sensation has made its official debut today on carrier Vodafone UK. The dual-core 4.3-inch Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone will ship out today to pre-order customers, as well as going on sale in stores priced from free with a new, two-year agreement on £35 or above monthly plans.
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T-Mobile 2011 roadmap reveals HTC Doubleshot and G-Infinity, more
T-Mobile USA's 2011 roadmap has leaked, and it's a smorgasbord of tempting telephonics. The smartphone roster, acquired by This is my next, includes reconfirmation that the HTC Sensation 4G is due on June 8, while the much-rumored HTC "Doubleshot" is expected to arrive on July 6 as the T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide complete with HSPA+, a dual-core CPU, 3.7-inch display and slide-out QWERTY keyboard. That's just the start of it, however; head on beyond the cut for all the goodies.
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Bill Gates “strong proponent” for Skype deal; Microsoft bypassing carriers?
Microsoft's acquisition of Skype may have proved controversial thanks to the big sums involved - $8.5bn in cash, no less - but according to chairman Bill Gates it's not just "a great deal for Microsoft" but something he personally was pushing for. "I was a strong proponent at the board level for the deal being done" Gates told the BBC about what is Microsoft's largest ever acquisition, suggesting that it would "be fascinating to see how the brilliant ideas out of Microsoft research, coming together with Skype, what they can make of that." However, others suggest that rather than just having improved video conferencing in its sights, Microsoft is actually looking to do what, so far, Apple and Google have failed to achieve: undermine the carriers.
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HTC Puccini tablet detailed: Honeycomb, 1.5GHz dual-core and LTE?
Details on what could well be HTC’s second Android tablet of 2011 have leaked, codenamed the HTC Puccini, and expected to be the company’s first Android 3.0 Honeycomb slate complete with AT&T LTE 4G support. According to 911HTC‘s info, the Puccini will have a 1280 x 800 WXGA display – just like the XOOM and other Honeycomb slates we’ve seen – and run Qualcomm’s Snapdragon MSM8660 1.5GHz dual-core processor.
Galaxy S II US branding revealed: Verizon Function, AT&T Attain, Sprint Within
US carrier branding for the Samsung Galaxy S II has apparently leaked, with Verizon, AT&T and Sprint's versions of the well-esteemed smartphone all being prematurely named. According to Wireless Xcessories Group, the handset will be known as the Samsung Galaxy S 2 Attain on AT&T, the Galaxy S 2 Function on Verizon, and the Galaxy S 2 Within on Sprint.
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Kibot robot hands-on [Video]
South Korea’s big companies Samsung and LG may be battling it out on serious playing fields like 3D TV and who can make the skinniest smartphone, but everybody knows that the most excitement is in pastel-colored monkey robots. Kibot is carrier KT Telecom’s attempt to condition children to the inevitable AI takeover, a trundling, warbling robot that uses NFC, two way video calling and WiFi to remotely monitor, entertain and generally play with them.
T-Mobile USA Q1 2011: Income dives as nearly 1m subscribers jump ship
T-Mobile USA has announced its Q1 2011 results, and the numbers don't look great. Net customer losses hit 99,000 while revenue flatlined from Q1 2010 at $4.63bn; however, despite ARPU (average revenue per user) remaining steady at $46, overall income dived from $362m in Q1 2010 to $135m in Q1 2011.
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